John Gilbert Phipps Sr.

May 14, 2003

WILLIAMSBURG - John Gilbert Phipps Sr. was born Sept. 13, 1931, in Washington D.C., and died May 6, 2003, at his home in Williamsburg, Va., of complications from cancer. He retired from the Army and was a Korean War veteran with 4 service stars while serving in the 25th Division (1950- 51). He also served in STRATCOM and the Defense Communications Agency. John received the Purple Heart w/cluster and numerous Army Commendation and service medals. Following his retirement from the Army after 22 years of service, he worked for the Department of Defense, primarily in the 7th Signal Command (Ft. Ritchie, MD) where he received additional commendations for meritorious civilian service including being named an honorary Special Agent by the Department of the Army Military Intelligence.

John was preceded in death by his first wife of 39 years, Jeanette Marsh Phipps of Caldwell, Idaho. He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Sandra J. Phipps; his eldest son, John Jr., wife Terrea and their son Ryan of Buckeystown Md.; his son, Jeffrey, wife Elizabeth, and their daughters Heather Elizabeth and Hilary Jeanette of Eldersburg Md.; daughter, Judy Anne Phipps Dyer of Williamsburg; cousins, William Hibbs of Graysonville , Md., and Connie Padgett of Aldie , Va.; Sandra's daughters, Michelle Yoffee-Beard and husband, Brad Beard, of Frederick, Md., and Andrea Snyder and husband, Larry, of Charlotte N.C.; also remembering Pop-Pop will be grandchildren, Zane Beard, Gillian Beard, and Garrett (Thumper) Snyder; sisters-in-law and their husbands, Bonnie and Robert Passmore , Toni and John Meekin, and mother-in-law, Josephine Garris.

Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 17, at Nelsen Funeral Home. A funeral service will be at 2:45 p.m. June 6, at the Fort Meyer Chapel with burial to follow in Arlington National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Hospice Support Care, 4445 Powhatan Pky, Williamsburg, VA 23188.